Dear Josh:

TV, magazines and societal conventions and beliefs passed on from parents to offsprins and of course MARKETING in all these things causes a lot of misery to a whole lot of people. Feeling less than because one does not drive the cool car or truck and who does not reach the Americal Dream of family and white fence and what not and so much more in addition to what you mentioned. The amount of BS in marketing infiltrating all facets of life and inflicting so much pain is of massive amounts, repeated and you can see it anywhere and everywhere. Seeing the truth and seeking the truth has to include seeing the marketing/ societal conventions/ societal shoulds for what they are. The love for what is true has to include evaluating everything people say, accepting nothing on face value and deciding for yourself what is true. there is so much BS everywhere that one has to have a “Beginner’s Mind.” Seeing the bare minimum of what is, that is peeling off what is false.

anita